Library · Gibson
Glascock County Library
Gibson’s library is the Glascock County Library, a branch of Oconee Regional Library System, open about 29 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Gibson’s branch belongs to Oconee Regional Library System, which serves 88,648 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Glascock County Library
737 Railroad Street, Gibson 30810
29 hrsopen a week
1,344sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Oconee Regional Library System
105K
visits
1.2 per resident
127K
loans, print + digital
1.4 per resident
383
programs & events
11K attended
25K
library cards
28% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 people
Per-resident numbers, compared only with libraries of a similar size across the country, because a tiny town’s library always looks busier per person.
Visits per resident
1.2 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.2 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.2 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.6 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Cardholders
28% of residents
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
127K loans last year
Books & media (adults)40%Kids’ books & media44%E-books, audio & streaming16%
Who the programs are for
383 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$18 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.6M.
Local 46%State 46%Gifts & other 8%
About these numbers
How to read this page
Hours are an averageThe survey reports a building’s public hours for the whole year. We divide by the weeks it was open, so check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
Compared by size“Similar-size” means libraries serving about as many people, nationwide. Per-resident numbers always flatter the smallest towns, so they’re never compared with big cities.
One year, the library’s own countLibraries report their own visits, loans and programs for fiscal year 2024. A library that didn’t respond keeps its address and hours here, with no numbers.
Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Distances are straight-line from the town center.